New games this week: Tony Hawk's Proving Ground edition

by Justin McElroy { Oct 15th 2007 at 8:20AM }

So, we're about 50 percent sure about this week's featured game. If it's one of the good Tony Hawks then it's head-and-shoulders above the rest. If it's not though, we could be persuaded to give the honor to ... hmm ... Fury? Wild Petz: Dolphins? Hannah Montana Music Jam? Who knows?

For now though, the day is yours Mr. Hawk. ... For now.

Gallery: Tony Hawk's Proving Ground

Xbox 360:

Tony Hawk's Proving Ground
Beautiful Katamari
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion: Shivering Isles Expansion
Avatar: The Burning Earth

Xbox Live Arcade:

?????

PS3:

Tony Hawk's Proving Ground
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion: Game of the Year Edition

PSN:

?????

Nintendo Wii:

Rockstar Games Table Tennis
Tony Hawk's Proving Ground
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core
Mercury Meltdown: Revolution
Backyard Football
Avatar: The Burning Earth
Victorious Boxer
Legend of Spro: Eternal Night
Ultimate Duck Hunting

Wii Virtual Console:

?????

PS2:

Tony Hawk's Proving Ground
Backyard Football 2008
Honda SBk-07 Superbike
Avatar: The Burning Earth
Disney Princess: Enchanted Journey

PSP:

Spider-man 3
Crash of the Titans
Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness OSG
SWAT: Target Liberty

Nintendo DS:

Flash Focus
Tony Hawk's Proving Ground
Fullmetal Alchemist: Trading Card Game
The Bee Game
Fish Tycoon
Hannah Montana: Music Jam
Power Rangers Super Legends
Prism: Light the Way
Disney Princess: Magical Jewels
Avatar: The Burning Earth
Wild Petz: Dolphinz

PC Games:

Fury
Switchball
Heroes of Might & Magic V: Tribes of the East Expansion Pack
You Are Empty
Zoo Tycoon 2: Extinct Animals
Company of Heroes Game of the Year Edition
Fritz Chess 10
Gothic Universe
The Guild 2 Gold Edition
Dawn of Magic
3D Ultra Minigolf Adventures
Death to Spies
Sega Rally Revo

Tags: newgames

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

JodyAnthony @ Oct 15th 2007 8:23AM

think i'll put flash focus on my gamefly queue, give it a shot

JodyAnthony @ Oct 15th 2007 8:25AM

Also Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos. I love that game, one of the best for the NES

Night Elve @ Oct 15th 2007 8:24AM

Alright!

That Oblivion Game of the Year Edition needs to be mine! Sadly I will not have money to buy it until next week T_T

Evan @ Oct 15th 2007 8:33AM

I hate it when the same game appears on everything from the 360 to the DS. The DS version will be nothing like the 360 version. Sometimes the DS version isn't even made by the same company as the console version. And if it's not the same game, it shouldn't have the same name.

Zachary Hinchliffe @ Oct 15th 2007 8:38AM

this week should have been given to Beautiful Katamari.

Justin McElroy @ Oct 15th 2007 8:42AM

Well, I'm sure we've given it to any other Katamari game at some point, so, in a way, Beautiful Katamari has already gotten that honor.

...

See, because they're all the same.

joevill @ Oct 15th 2007 9:00AM

I'm with you!

DaiMac79 @ Oct 15th 2007 10:08AM

Yeah, after seeing Kotaku give Beautiful Katamari the post headline, I was a bit shocked to Joystiq focusing on Tony Hawk...you think all Katamari games are the same, but somehow Yet Another Tony Hawk game is worthy of singling out? Baffling.

Nigeria @ Oct 15th 2007 8:38AM

Fish Tycoon = Game of the Year material.

sheppy2.0 @ Oct 15th 2007 8:41AM

I was kinda hoping for something better to take advantage of the Buy 2, get 1 free this week at Toys R Us. Oh well, looks like I'm going back to my previous list of Duck Amuck, Sonic Rush Adventure, and Jeanne D'Arc.

Also, Bleach for DS is fun as allllllll hell. God I love Treasure.

Fernando Rocker (NDF - Water Ring) @ Oct 15th 2007 8:53AM

Today is still the Toys r Us promotion? I want to buy Trauma Center DS, Trauma Center Wii and Kirby for free on the DS for my wife jeje.

sheppy2.0 @ Oct 15th 2007 1:11PM

It's a WEEKLY ad. Thus the Saturday will be the last day of the sale.

colin @ Oct 15th 2007 4:12PM

orange box, eternal sonata, and another orange box ... (sell 1 orange box on ebay)

sheppy2.0 @ Oct 15th 2007 8:49AM

Normally I would say "Why? It's the same as it ever was?"

But they highlighted the hawkman so my point is moot.

sheppy2.0 @ Oct 15th 2007 8:50AM

Gah, reply must die! That was meant for Zachary!

Jose El Maton @ Oct 15th 2007 8:51AM

How the hell didn't Disgaea not get the Featured Game this week? Is it because it's on a handheld?

unfriendly_cat @ Oct 15th 2007 11:56AM

It DID in fact not get the Featured Game this week. Sorry to be nitpicking, but us cat pictures on the internet have a bad enough reputation for grammar as it is. Also, yay Disgaea.

Jose El Maton @ Oct 15th 2007 6:33PM

Yeah, I screwed that up.

Also... Yay, kitty!

dsub @ Oct 15th 2007 8:52AM

Proving Ground sucks. If anyone buys this game over Skate, they should have their right to play games revoked. After playing Skate for the past three weeks and then going back to Tony Hawk and playing the Proving Ground demo, it was an unbearable experience. First off all, graphically it looked like I was playing an XBOX game. Second of all, you are instantly reminded of how much better the gameplay in Skate is.

Buckshot @ Oct 15th 2007 9:02AM

The controls on skate suck, whereas the Tony Hawk controls are still just like Dreamcast. Tony Hawk ftw!

dsub @ Oct 15th 2007 9:07AM

the controls in skate are amazing. You must not be coordinated enough to figure them out.

That's fine I guess. There will always be Tony Hawk for the people that have more fun defying gravity by gaining speed while moving uphill, or defying the laws of friction by gaining speed when grinding on a rail. Gotta love those double back flips that you can do from flat ground in Tony Hawk. Ugh.

I was a huge Tony Hawk fan...until I played Skate.

Norm @ Oct 15th 2007 10:34AM

yeah I think everyone who has played the proving ground demo will realize that its probably the worst tony hawk game yet. The weird gravity, the terrible dialogue, and "grab transfers". WTF is a grab transfer? Is that some crap that rodney mullen and bob burnquist concocted on their own time? what a bunch of goofballs.

The fact that it came out after Skate. only makes it worse.

DemonGSides @ Oct 15th 2007 11:43AM

Some people don't always want tons of realism in their games.

You know, video games, an escapist design meant to allow us to get away from our normal lives for a few minutes of fantasy where we get to be someone else?

Oh, wait. Sorry. Elitists. My bad.

sheppy2.0 @ Oct 15th 2007 1:14PM

demonGSides has a point. Gran Turismo, Forza, PGR tend to bore the hell out of me. But Ridge Racer and Burnout I can play forever.

dsub @ Oct 15th 2007 3:45PM

demonGSides-

When you can bring proof that a realistic day in your life includes doing a 720 Mute Grab over a Mega Ramp in the X Games, or a 180 Inward Heelflip to FS Crooked Grind down a handrail, then I will take your comment seriously. Skate is still a 100% escape from reality for all of us. Only it's a much much better one than Tony Hawk. It's not even it's realism that makes it great compared to Tony Hawk, it's just better all around.

um..wow @ Oct 15th 2007 8:55AM

"Well, I'm sure we've given it to any other Katamari game at some point, so, in a way, Beautiful Katamari has already gotten that honor.

...

See, because they're all the same."

And the Tony hawk Games Aren't?

Colin @ Oct 15th 2007 9:10AM

Hey Tony...where is my PSP version?

James @ Oct 15th 2007 10:35AM

stuck on the LOADING bay.

colin @ Oct 15th 2007 4:14PM

1. you aren't me

2. @ James, ZING!!!

megaStryke @ Oct 15th 2007 9:27AM

Isn't anyone else excited that Ultimate Duck Hunting is finally out? It's not just plain-ol' vanilla duck hunting, it's ULTIMATE duck hunting!

samfish (MSDF- Nurse Outfit!) @ Oct 15th 2007 9:53AM

Holy crap on a stick! Is Mercury Meltdown finally out? That game's been delayed, like, 40 times for no apparent reason.
Guilty Gear for me. Probably pick up Dewy's Adventure finally at Toy's R Us, too and get something else for free.

Fernando Rocker (NDF - Water Ring) @ Oct 15th 2007 10:05AM

Quick question: Toys r Us do the price match thing? I want to boy Trauma Center Wii and DS version and get a free game, but in Gamestop Trauma Center Wii is at $29.99 and in Toys r US is at $49.99.

Or can I buy buy the game at Toys r Us at 49.99, pick my others two games, and then, return the 49.99 game?

Sean @ Oct 15th 2007 10:27AM

You Are Empty sounds interesting...

Sean @ Oct 15th 2007 10:28AM

I mean, the name of the game is interesting. I have no idea what it's actually about.

Edog Lost @ Oct 15th 2007 12:28PM

It's about doing long impossible tricks that make no sense. Trying to keep their audience happy with new graphics and a different balance meter. no thanks!

ShortFuse @ Oct 15th 2007 10:34AM

Tony Hawk's Proving Ground... aka the game that comes free with the Guitar Hero III Demo

blooh (CDF - Nipple Ring) @ Oct 15th 2007 10:48AM

if you have a guitar

but jeez, gh3 comes out in another week, save your money and wait

and if you want a skateboard game, get skate. it's awesome

ShortFuse @ Oct 15th 2007 10:52AM

That was my point. The game will probably be so lame the only good thing about is the Guitar Hero III demo. I have skate and gotten all the single player achievements (except for some reason it never wants to credit me 5G for Rocket Air no matter how many times I do it)

Word of the street(IDF-Digital Ruler). @ Oct 15th 2007 11:10AM

Tony hawk :/
I only played Project 8 and I didn't like it a bit,it was like a mindless button masher so no thanks but I'm interested in Avatar.

Nah I'm sill playing Halo 3 those 3 last achievements are near to impossible without cheating,I almost got steppin razor but I was a second too late of the last guy and I just got Legend of Zelda:Phantom Hourglass

Also I haven't played the Orange box since gameplanet sucks.

DemonGSides @ Oct 15th 2007 11:44AM

Orange Box Ftw people.

Seriously.

Edog Lost @ Oct 15th 2007 12:26PM

It's so good,

Portal. GOTY.

WiNG @ Oct 15th 2007 1:51PM

Orange Box will be GOTY, period. Hell all of the games in it deserve to be GOTY on their own merit.

Edog Lost @ Oct 15th 2007 12:25PM

It's going to be difficult for this game. Skate was a great experience and came out during a period where a game of it's stature could survive on the market. I have too many "AAA" titles to play in the upcoming months.

I have NO desire to play this game, and I LOVE (Loved) Tony Hawk Games. They jumped the shark with the Undergound series, and their hardcore audience is never coming back.